CBS is permanently dropping a Jay-Z/Rihanna song from Thursday Night Football‘s opening credits, after Rihanna publicly lambasted the network’s decision to pull the song from last week’s telecast. READ MORE

ABC’s broadcast of the NBA Finals Game 1 between the Heat and Spurs on Thursday night drew 14.9 million total viewers and a 6.0 demo rating (per finals), up 5 percent in each measure from last year’s series opener.